uins of the castle on the Castle Hill on the Olza River. The original castle, probably wooden, mentioned in 1245 and 1246 in the will of prince Mieszko of Opole. Brick, probably erected in the first half of the fourteenth century by prince Casimir I, expanded during the reign of Przemysł I (1358-1409). It had four towers and was surrounded by walls with towers, the remains of which have been preserved in a hunting lodge and artificial ruins from the 19th century. In the 15th century, there
Castle hill from a bird's eye view from Český Těšín, photo by ZeroJeden, X 2012
was a lower and upper castle, housing in 1422-1424 two princely mansions: in the southern part of Bolek, in the northern part - Przemysł.
It was destroyed by fires in 1484, 1520, 1528, 1552, 1570 and 1603. During the Thirty Years' War, it was occupied several times by the Swedish army, and later by the Austrian army. Almost completely destroyed in the second half of the seventeenth century, and in 1839 the walls of the castle and defensive fortifications were finally demolished.
The tower, rotunda and the remains of the ground floor walls have been preserved, as well as the remains of the corner, round tower in the lower parts of the artificial ruins. The Piast Tower is located on the top of the hill, in its north-western part. Gothic, in the lower parts from the first half of the fourteenth century, extended in the fifteenth century. Restored in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It was built of unworked stone with the use of ashlar at the corners and in the window frames, in the upper parts of brick with a Polish bond; battlements complemented
Castle Hill in 1933
by newer bricks. On a square plan, with a wider plinth at the base and a step in the middle of the height of the walls. With a basement, extensive cellars cover the adjacent area. Five-storey. The windows are square, rectangular and have pointed arches and semicircles. In the upper part of the walls, there is a porch supported by corbels, with machicolations and battlements. On the corners, there are Gothic coats of arms, from the end of the 14th century, made of stone, with Piast eagles excavated in shallow relief, heavily damaged.
Information for those who do not know: when approaching the border crossing towards the Czech Republic, you should turn right up the hill just before the border.
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ins of the castle on the Castle Hill on the Olza River. The original castle, probably wooden, mentioned in 1245 and 1246 in the will of prince Mieszko of Opole. Brick, probably erected in the first half of the fourteenth century by prince Casimir I, expanded during the reign of Przemysł I (1358-1409). It had four towers and was surrounded by walls with towers, the remains of which have been preserved in a hunting lodge and artificial ruins from the 19th century. In the 15th century, there 
